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I took this in a small RV park in WY.

"Have you thought about drilling more holes in the tang?" As a water works guy, I learned that a 2" pipe has as much area as 4 - 1" pipes. I see many guys drilling a lot of small holes, but if it's weight reduction bigger is better. If you don't believe me about bigger is better ask any girl.

When I started I watched a post on Salem Straub's website. He ground with a push stick. I copied that and haven't looked back.

I carry a Latham frame lock flipper. Mine is the one on the left. AEB-L blade, smooth and light.

Appropriate protection is required! Everybody stand waaaayyy back.

This AEB-L petty matches the santoku from the koa knife block set I posted last week

Belts that should be decent leaving marks on finished flats! My 80g cubitron2's do. The 120g don't. Fricking annoying!

Sometimes when you fill an order it's good to look down the road. I took an order for a santoku with a counter top block. I thought it might need companions. A 3 place block. The customer left with a matching paring and called an hour later and ordered a petty all koa..

Yes he was there.

I have noticed you were. I get over there occasionally. I get to Bruce Bumps once in a while. I was there several weeks ago for a Blue Mountain Blacksmith Guild thing. We twisted a custom handrail of 1 1/4" solid bar. If you get this way come visit.

I use that as an anti-decarb coating on carbon blades. Works well.

Yes, dry and stinky.

Exactly!

This ^^^^^

That park is still there. I lived in Kennewick for years. Now I'm west of the Richland Wye on top of the hill. Lots of different colors for sure.

You must be familiar with this area! But no, I bought it from a guy who drug it out of the desert.

Thought I'd share a picture of some ironwood I cut up. The rough is sitting on my pickup tailgate.

I took a 2 inch piece of flat bar, drilled some holes it it and welded some cut off 1/4 inch bolts in it. Does the same as the fixture and the uprights don't come out.

I use the Q-tip and alcohol method. My wife finally told me I needed to go buy my own box of Q-tips. ;)

Ed, my er25 collet set has 14 collets from 1/16 to 5/8". I use the 1/16" to clamp a #55 drill for detents. I use them for all my folder drill sizes #55 through #41. The 1/8" will grip the 30 and 31. Not saying all drills will fit, but the only one I've tried that wouldn't is a 9/64. I use...